the emperor said it's a pleasure to welcome bhutan's king and queen so soon after their marriage. the emperor also expressed gratitude to the himalayan country for the aid extended to victim of the march 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern japan. >> the outpouring for support of japan in march, with people from all over bhutan visiting temples and monasteries to pray for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. >> bhutan's royal couple will visit disaster-hit soma city, fukushima prefecture, on friday, to encourage children there. >>> wine enthusiasts around the world have something to toast about on this thursday. it's the official debut of this season's beaujolais nouveau. the wine may be from france but japan is its second home. people here are some of the first to uncork it every year. nhk world's rena nakano takes us to the overnight celebrations. >> reporter: serious wine lovers in tokyo won't be getting much sleep tonight, they're anxious to get a glass or two of the 2011 beaujolais nouveau. >> translator: november it's finally time for beaujolais nouveau. >> tra

. >>> in other news the king and queen of the himalayan nation of bhutan attended a state banquet at imperial palace in tokyo on wednesday. the king and queen are on a six-day state visit to japan. at the banquet the crown prince welcomed the guests on behalf of emperor akihito, who is now in the hospital. about 150 people, including prime minister yoshihiko noda attended the banquet. in a message read by the crown prince the emperor said it's a pleasure to welcome bhutan's king and queen so soon after their marriage. the emperor also expressed gratitude to the himalayan country for the aid extended to victims of the march 11th earthquake and tsunami in northeastern japan. >> i saw it in the outpouring of support for japan in march. with people from all over bhutan visiting temples and monasteries to pray for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. >> bhutan's royal couple will visit disaster-hit soma city, fukushima prefecture, on friday to encourage children there. >>> wine enthusiasts around the world have something to toast about this thursday. it's the official debut of th

>> the tiny country of bhutan uses gross national happiness, a survey that measures the quality of life there. france and england are trying to include happiness when assessing their economy. international business consultant and author david roth kof. >> something like happiness sounds frivolous, but it's not. the purpose of society is to create a better quality of and not to create the highest amount of aggregate wealth. >> from the sublime moment of an artist in a performance, to children playing blissfully to church going ladies displaying their sunday best, we know what happiness looks like. but what exactly is it? for the last 11 year, carol graham tried to measure happiness. >> i have been looking at it. >> we are getting a handle on it. there is a new science of measuring it. we haven't cracked all the codes and it's not an exact science by any means, but we find very consistent patterns. >> by surveying thousands about how they view their lives and if they smiled that day or were worried, carol graham found that money doesn't necessarily guarantee happiness. anxiety actually di

the king and queen of bhutan have expressed their condolences. in a message read by the crown prince the emperor said that it was a pleasure to welcome them so soon after their marriage. the emperor also expressed gratitude for the aid extended to victims in northeastern swra p pan. >> to pray for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. >> the royal couple will visit a disaster hit city on friday to encourage children there. a persistent fever kept japan's emperor from hosting the king. the king is expected to remain in the hospital for a while yet. doctors said the emperor had a mild fever when he entered the hospital on november 6. they say his temperature remains high and has lost his appetite and he may be developing bronchitis again or a new res prior tory infection. the doctors will not say how long he needs to stay in the hospital. they want him to rest until the end of the month. >>> russ mihara is up next with sumo. >>> at the kyushu grand sumo tournament, the nearly promoted ozeki homasho and his rival kisenosato is going to join

. >>> the king of bhutan has expressed hope japan will take a greater role as a leader in the global community. the king was visiting the diet with the queen on thursday as part of the couple's six-day visit to japan. in his speech in the lower house, the king referred to the march disaster. he said the japanese people have handled a terrible crisis with great strength. >> yet, there is one nation that can rise stronger and greater from such adversity, it is japan and her people. >> the king said his nation is convinced that the united nations security council must be expanded to better deal with global challenges. he added that japan should take a leading role in the international framework. the king concluded his speech by praying for japan's well-being in bhutanese. he received a standing ovation from the lawmakers. they will visit disaster-hit fukushima prefecture on friday. >>> the grounds self-defense force has begun drills in southern japan using the country's main strstay battle t. the drills started at the range in oija prefecture on thursday. they're part of a series of lar

. >>> the king of bhutan has expressed hope that japan will take a greater role as a leader in the global community. king jigme khesar namgyel wangchuck was visiting the diet with queen jetsun pema on thursday as part of the couple's six-day visit to japan. in a speech in the lower house, the king referred to the march disaster. he said the japanese people have handled a terrible crisis with great strength. >> if there is one nation that can rise stronger and greater from such adversity, it is japan and her people . >> the king said his nation is convinced that the united nations security council must be expanded to better deal with global challenges. he added that japan should take a leading role in the international framework. the king concluded his speech by praying for japan's well-being in bhutanese. he received a standing ovation from the lawmakers. the royal couple will visit disaster hit fukushima prefecture on friday. >>> it is an overcast and chilly morning in tokyo. let's find out the forecast for japan and other countries. >>> a developing system is approaching japan producing

the king and queen will interact with local children and convey the sympathies of the people of bhutan to the disaster survivors. nhk world, narita airport. >> a big welcome for the royal couple. >>> a japanese-made super computer has retained its rank as the world's fastest processing mean. the k computer topped the biannual list for the second time in ra row. the ranking released on monday says the k reached 10 pediflops. that's more than 10 quad drill oncalculations per second and well ahead of the 1-a from china with 2.575 pediflops. the k was developed by japan's state backed research institute and electronics maker fujitsu. the name comes from the japanese world meaning ten quaddrillion. it's expected to be used in disaster simulations and developing new drugs. the president said that the title demonstrates japan's advanced technology. he said it's a master step in boosting industrial competitiveness. that's one fast computer. >>> ai has the latest in business news to europe. ai, is the political shift in italy easing market sciensmarke? >> fortunately, not just yet, cath reason,

. >>> the king and queen of bhutan are in japan. they've been to fukushima prefecture to meet people who survived the earthquake and tsunami in march. the king and his queen arrived in fukushima prefecture on friday. they met children at an elementary school in soma city. some of the children are living in temporary housing because of the disaster. the king told the children a folk tale about dragons, the he said people get stronger day by day because dragons live in their hearts and feed on their experiences. the king and queen later went to a district that was devastated by the tsunami and prayed for the victims. >> we're very happy to be in your country and will pray for all the victims. >> the royal couple are due to visit kyoto next before returning to bhutan on sunday. >>> a japanese hospital is taking a step towards starting clinical tests using reprogrammed stem cells that have potential to develop into various tissues or organs. kyoto university hospital is working with induced stem cells, always known as ips cells. it plan